Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith: The Dynamic Duo that Desegregated American Sports - Paperbackby Wayne Dawkins (Author) This dual biography highlights the transformative influence of Sam Lacy and Wendell Smith, two journalists who changed American sport and society through their calls to desegregate Major League Baseball and recognize Black baseball players. Author Biography Wayne Dawkins is a professor of professional practice at Morgan State University in Baltimore. He is author of biographies of politician Emanuel Celler and voting rights